[ɪˈtiːʒ(ə)n], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting a dry north-westerly wind (the meltemi) that blows during the summer in the eastern Mediterranean
(e.g: the strong, dry north Etesian winds blow on the Aegean Sea)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin etesius ‘annual’ (from Greek etēsios, from etos ‘year’) + -an